According to experts, the annual domestic consumption of ready-mixed concrete is about 1 million cubic meters in small cities, 1 million to 3 million cubic meters in medium-sized cities, 3 to 5 million cubic meters in large cities, and over 500 in super-sized cities. Ten thousand cubic meters, transporting these ready-mixed concrete from the mixing station to the construction site is an important part of the use of ready-mixed concrete. Each concrete mixer truck can transport 15,000 cubic meters of ready-mixed concrete per year, and each city needs dozens to hundreds of concrete mixer trucks. This creates a special transportation industry---concrete transport. industry.
According to statistics, last year, the output of domestically-made concrete machinery exceeded 50% of the expected output, and it is expected that this year's demand will continue to grow. Among them, the market prospects for concrete mixer trucks, bulk cement trucks and concrete pump trucks are particularly promising. At present, the annual production capacity of concrete mixer trucks in China is about 6,000, and the demand in 2004 alone will be close to 7,000 vehicles. By 2010, the demand will reach 12,000 vehicles. With the commencement of a large number of infrastructure projects, the production and sales volume of pump trucks has grown rapidly. Experts predict that in the next three to five years, the annual demand for pump trucks will reach more than 1,000 vehicles, and by 2010, it will reach 2,000 vehicles.
Highly competitive transport trucks with highly profitable pump trucks
At present, most of the concrete mixer trucks used in China use vehicles with a capacity of 6 to 7 cubic meters. They are classified by origin. There are three types: The first is the use of domestic vehicle chassis, such as Shandong Steyr, Inner Mongolia, Mercedes, Chongqing Hongyan and other heavy-duty chassis, installation and use of imported technology, production of drive devices and domestic concrete tanks. This configuration has a lower price, the supply of parts is guaranteed, and the repair cost is also low, but the failure rate in use is higher.
The second is the import of chassis and driving devices, and the other is in domestic production and installation. The chassis of this model can be used by Japanese Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Nissan, Hino, or European-made Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Iveco, Scania and other l5-ton automotive chassis; key components of the drive such as hydraulic pumps, hydraulic valves, hydraulic Motors are imported from foreign famous manufacturers; others such as concrete storage tanks are produced and assembled in China. The price of such configuration is higher than that of the whole country, but the reliability of the system is relatively high. Technical support is provided by domestic manufacturers. The supply of spare parts can be guaranteed and the ratio of performance to price is relatively high. Therefore, it is widely adopted in China.
The third is all imported cars, the quality is undisputed, but the price is expensive, expensive accessories, technical services may not be timely; there are a number of mixed car production in Southeast Asia, the high quality substandard prices, accessories and services are not guaranteed. With the rapid expansion of the market demand for mixer trucks, the competition among several major brands is more intense than in the past. The price structure has become more transparent, profits have been significantly lower than before, and companies with better operations have reached about 10%. Among them, the price difference between the tops is small and the main difference is in the chassis. The chassis with higher prices and profits are still imported products, and the more used ones are imported Japanese Isuzu, Mitsubishi and other special chassis.
Due to the low technological content of bulk cement trucks, manufacturers have the most. According to incomplete statistics, the output of bulk cement trucks in the country has exceeded 500 vehicles. According to experts’ estimation, the market demand for bulk cement trucks will increase significantly this year, as the national regulations on restricting and prohibiting the use of bagged cement for on-site concrete mixing are about to be implemented. Experts in the industry predict that the demand for concrete mixer trucks will In recent years, it has maintained a growth rate of more than 30%. Experts predict that in the next two to three years, the growth of bulk cement trucks will soon exceed 5,000 vehicles per year. The demand will reach 12,000 vehicles by 2010.
Although the concrete pump truck has a small amount, the technical content and the added value of the product are relatively high. The domestic pump pump with a large pumping height is between 3 million and 4 million yuan. Two years ago, the profit of a pump truck was as high as 1 million yuan. Now, with the increase of manufacturers and the increase of localized parts, the price of pump trucks has decreased more, but the profit of a pump truck is also 500,000. Yuan above.
There are many pump truck models, pumping height from 20 to 50 meters. In the three major parts of pump trucks - chassis, pumps and booms - almost all domestic cars are imported. In the past, the jib part was basically imported from Italy. In recent years, several major companies have been gradually localizing. At present, the boom of Sany Heavy Industry has basically all localized. Since the start of the domestic boom is relatively late, the quality is slightly different from that of foreign products, but the price difference is also very large. A set of imported boom of 36 meters is priced at about RMB 900,000, and the price of the boom is about 30 different from that of the domestic boom. Ten thousand yuan. Apart from the fact that Zoomlion has been using self-made parts for many years, most of the pump components are imported products.
Lack of intellectual property rights for domestic brands
At present, the main problems in the domestic concrete mixer market are the excessive number of manufacturers and fierce competition in the market, resulting in little profit left by the company, which is detrimental to the long-term development of the company. As the demand for concrete mixers in the country for a year is also around 3,000, a large number of small companies are still at the level of one hundred and eighty vehicles at most, and there are still a few who really take this type of car as their development direction. This will inevitably affect the development strategy of the companies in the industry and will not be conducive to the long-term development of the industry.
In addition, the market operation of concrete mixer trucks is still not standardized, and many manufacturers have too few receivables and limited funds to raise funds, and are generally in a situation where funds are difficult to operate. The buyer's default payment is common in all walks of life, but due to the large investment in concrete mixer trucks, it can't afford a longer capital turnover period. Therefore, the slow turnover of funds, and even defaulting on payment, is a major issue that plagues business operations. Only domestic concrete mixer truck companies can unite and resist buyers who are willing to default on payment. This can fundamentally change this abnormal phenomenon.
Experts stressed that the types of new product development are generally similar to each other, many of them are learned from others, and there are not many independent intellectual property rights. If we do not attach importance to the development of independent technologies and the protection of independent intellectual property rights, we will not spend a few years, and the Chinese people’s own products will become less and less, and they may even become the technological vassal of foreign companies.
Market prospects are optimistic about domestic equipment to a new high
Although there are many problems in the concrete mixer truck industry, the demand for concrete mixer trucks in the country will grow by a large margin each year in the next few years as the market is growing. If domestic companies can take advantage of their internal strengths in the future development of this segment and enhance their core competitiveness, then when the market declines, concrete mixer truck manufacturers will have developed healthily. On the contrary, it is very likely that as in many current industries, price wars are so big that they engage in low-level competition, and eventually the entire industry is in trouble.
Experts believe that the leading product for the development of concrete machinery is commercial concrete equipment. As a key project under the “Eleventh Five-Year Planâ€, commercial concrete equipment will have a large increase in quantity and quality in the coming years. . These products will pay more attention to reducing energy consumption than before, and pay more attention to safety, comfort, maintenance, and economics of use.
Experts emphasized that commercial concrete has made great progress in large and medium-sized cities in recent years, accounting for 15% to 20% of cast-in-place concrete, and there is a big gap compared with 70% to 90% of developed countries. Domestic concrete machinery manufacturers offer an unprecedented opportunity for development. Commodity concrete complete sets of equipment supporting products and products that can meet the special requirements of users will be greatly developed in the future. Such as high-performance concrete mixing equipment, hot and cold mixing concrete mixing station, long boom pump truck and so on.
In addition, after the country implements the Western Development Strategy, the scale of investment will exceed any large-scale projects in the past. Due to the long span of western development and the large economic gap between the eastern and western regions, it is impossible to concentrate on purchasing large-scale, sophisticated, and sharp equipment. Therefore, concrete machinery products suitable for the natural environment of the west and economical and practical will be favored by the market.
According to statistics, last year, the output of domestically-made concrete machinery exceeded 50% of the expected output, and it is expected that this year's demand will continue to grow. Among them, the market prospects for concrete mixer trucks, bulk cement trucks and concrete pump trucks are particularly promising. At present, the annual production capacity of concrete mixer trucks in China is about 6,000, and the demand in 2004 alone will be close to 7,000 vehicles. By 2010, the demand will reach 12,000 vehicles. With the commencement of a large number of infrastructure projects, the production and sales volume of pump trucks has grown rapidly. Experts predict that in the next three to five years, the annual demand for pump trucks will reach more than 1,000 vehicles, and by 2010, it will reach 2,000 vehicles.
Highly competitive transport trucks with highly profitable pump trucks
At present, most of the concrete mixer trucks used in China use vehicles with a capacity of 6 to 7 cubic meters. They are classified by origin. There are three types: The first is the use of domestic vehicle chassis, such as Shandong Steyr, Inner Mongolia, Mercedes, Chongqing Hongyan and other heavy-duty chassis, installation and use of imported technology, production of drive devices and domestic concrete tanks. This configuration has a lower price, the supply of parts is guaranteed, and the repair cost is also low, but the failure rate in use is higher.
The second is the import of chassis and driving devices, and the other is in domestic production and installation. The chassis of this model can be used by Japanese Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Nissan, Hino, or European-made Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Iveco, Scania and other l5-ton automotive chassis; key components of the drive such as hydraulic pumps, hydraulic valves, hydraulic Motors are imported from foreign famous manufacturers; others such as concrete storage tanks are produced and assembled in China. The price of such configuration is higher than that of the whole country, but the reliability of the system is relatively high. Technical support is provided by domestic manufacturers. The supply of spare parts can be guaranteed and the ratio of performance to price is relatively high. Therefore, it is widely adopted in China.
The third is all imported cars, the quality is undisputed, but the price is expensive, expensive accessories, technical services may not be timely; there are a number of mixed car production in Southeast Asia, the high quality substandard prices, accessories and services are not guaranteed. With the rapid expansion of the market demand for mixer trucks, the competition among several major brands is more intense than in the past. The price structure has become more transparent, profits have been significantly lower than before, and companies with better operations have reached about 10%. Among them, the price difference between the tops is small and the main difference is in the chassis. The chassis with higher prices and profits are still imported products, and the more used ones are imported Japanese Isuzu, Mitsubishi and other special chassis.
Due to the low technological content of bulk cement trucks, manufacturers have the most. According to incomplete statistics, the output of bulk cement trucks in the country has exceeded 500 vehicles. According to experts’ estimation, the market demand for bulk cement trucks will increase significantly this year, as the national regulations on restricting and prohibiting the use of bagged cement for on-site concrete mixing are about to be implemented. Experts in the industry predict that the demand for concrete mixer trucks will In recent years, it has maintained a growth rate of more than 30%. Experts predict that in the next two to three years, the growth of bulk cement trucks will soon exceed 5,000 vehicles per year. The demand will reach 12,000 vehicles by 2010.
Although the concrete pump truck has a small amount, the technical content and the added value of the product are relatively high. The domestic pump pump with a large pumping height is between 3 million and 4 million yuan. Two years ago, the profit of a pump truck was as high as 1 million yuan. Now, with the increase of manufacturers and the increase of localized parts, the price of pump trucks has decreased more, but the profit of a pump truck is also 500,000. Yuan above.
There are many pump truck models, pumping height from 20 to 50 meters. In the three major parts of pump trucks - chassis, pumps and booms - almost all domestic cars are imported. In the past, the jib part was basically imported from Italy. In recent years, several major companies have been gradually localizing. At present, the boom of Sany Heavy Industry has basically all localized. Since the start of the domestic boom is relatively late, the quality is slightly different from that of foreign products, but the price difference is also very large. A set of imported boom of 36 meters is priced at about RMB 900,000, and the price of the boom is about 30 different from that of the domestic boom. Ten thousand yuan. Apart from the fact that Zoomlion has been using self-made parts for many years, most of the pump components are imported products.
Lack of intellectual property rights for domestic brands
At present, the main problems in the domestic concrete mixer market are the excessive number of manufacturers and fierce competition in the market, resulting in little profit left by the company, which is detrimental to the long-term development of the company. As the demand for concrete mixers in the country for a year is also around 3,000, a large number of small companies are still at the level of one hundred and eighty vehicles at most, and there are still a few who really take this type of car as their development direction. This will inevitably affect the development strategy of the companies in the industry and will not be conducive to the long-term development of the industry.
In addition, the market operation of concrete mixer trucks is still not standardized, and many manufacturers have too few receivables and limited funds to raise funds, and are generally in a situation where funds are difficult to operate. The buyer's default payment is common in all walks of life, but due to the large investment in concrete mixer trucks, it can't afford a longer capital turnover period. Therefore, the slow turnover of funds, and even defaulting on payment, is a major issue that plagues business operations. Only domestic concrete mixer truck companies can unite and resist buyers who are willing to default on payment. This can fundamentally change this abnormal phenomenon.
Experts stressed that the types of new product development are generally similar to each other, many of them are learned from others, and there are not many independent intellectual property rights. If we do not attach importance to the development of independent technologies and the protection of independent intellectual property rights, we will not spend a few years, and the Chinese people’s own products will become less and less, and they may even become the technological vassal of foreign companies.
Market prospects are optimistic about domestic equipment to a new high
Although there are many problems in the concrete mixer truck industry, the demand for concrete mixer trucks in the country will grow by a large margin each year in the next few years as the market is growing. If domestic companies can take advantage of their internal strengths in the future development of this segment and enhance their core competitiveness, then when the market declines, concrete mixer truck manufacturers will have developed healthily. On the contrary, it is very likely that as in many current industries, price wars are so big that they engage in low-level competition, and eventually the entire industry is in trouble.
Experts believe that the leading product for the development of concrete machinery is commercial concrete equipment. As a key project under the “Eleventh Five-Year Planâ€, commercial concrete equipment will have a large increase in quantity and quality in the coming years. . These products will pay more attention to reducing energy consumption than before, and pay more attention to safety, comfort, maintenance, and economics of use.
Experts emphasized that commercial concrete has made great progress in large and medium-sized cities in recent years, accounting for 15% to 20% of cast-in-place concrete, and there is a big gap compared with 70% to 90% of developed countries. Domestic concrete machinery manufacturers offer an unprecedented opportunity for development. Commodity concrete complete sets of equipment supporting products and products that can meet the special requirements of users will be greatly developed in the future. Such as high-performance concrete mixing equipment, hot and cold mixing concrete mixing station, long boom pump truck and so on.
In addition, after the country implements the Western Development Strategy, the scale of investment will exceed any large-scale projects in the past. Due to the long span of western development and the large economic gap between the eastern and western regions, it is impossible to concentrate on purchasing large-scale, sophisticated, and sharp equipment. Therefore, concrete machinery products suitable for the natural environment of the west and economical and practical will be favored by the market.